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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

December 11, 2017

FairCoop: An Alternative System Outside of Capitalism

Niko Georgiades

Tightshift member apprentices and supporters at Tightshift Laboring Cooperative’s launch in December 2016 at Impact Hub DC. Adriel Fogle, Delonte Wilkins, Noreil Gorham, Donnell Sims, Keith Gaffney, Nicholas Gorham (bottom row). Photo by Samira Rashid, <a href="http://www.srashid.com/" target="_blank">SR Photography</a>.

November 6, 2017

A Worker Co-op for Returning Citizens

J. Gabriel Ware

November 3, 2017

16 Lessons for Community Longevity

Graham Ellis

The Calafou hacklab (Source: <a href="http://calafou.org" target="_blank">calafou.org</a>)

October 30, 2017

The Catalan Integral Cooperative in the Age of Crisis

George Dafermos

October 27, 2017

Paths to Just Recovery

The Laura Flanders Show

October 23, 2017

Overcoming our Americanness

Colin Doyle

October 16, 2017

Innovative Funding Models for Worker-Owned Platform Cooperatives

Nithin Coca

September 29, 2017

Mandela MarketPlace

Mandela MarketPlace

Kontent Films

September 11, 2017

Barcelona's Open-Source Platform for Participatory Democracy

Kevin Stark

Photo from <a href="http://www.kathleenmcgwin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/newsletter_possibilitiesofrelationships.pdf" target="_blank">Cooperative Notes</a>.

August 28, 2017

Cooperative Care and Waushara County

Kathleen McGwin

August 7, 2017

The Strength of Cooperation

Maro

August 4, 2017

Countering the Confederate Assault and the Struggle for Economic Democracy

Brandon King

Rukia Lumumba

Photo via <a href="https://www.greenbeltonline.com/behind-the-scenes-at-the-new-deal-cafe/" target="_blank">Greenbelt Online</a>.

July 21, 2017

Everything Old is New Again

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

July 17, 2017

Austin's Ongoing Ride-Hailing Saga

Maira Sutton

July 12, 2017

The Gift Economy of Standing Rock

Murphy Robinson

June 30, 2017

If We're All Equal, Then Why Can't We Agree?

Ted Rau

June 26, 2017

The Economics of Community

Laird Schaub

June 19, 2017

Involve Everyone in Production

Arzu Demir

June 9, 2017

Why Worker Co-ops?

Democracy At Work

May 17, 2017

Advancing the Development of Worker Co-ops 4

Graphic by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Social_Network_Analysis_Visualization.png" target="_blank">Martin Grandjean</a>. CC BY SA 3.0

May 22, 2017

The Future is a "Pluriverse"

May 15, 2017

The Permanent Community Energy Cooperative

Subin Varghese

May 12, 2017

Solidarity Economics as Transformative Politics

Michelle Williams

Vishwas Satgar

May 5, 2017

Visiting Worker Cooperatives in Cuba: Muy Complicado

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo